Toile imprimée pour broderie de perles (sans perles) – icône « Saint Moïse »

«St. Moses» shows the prophet with an open scroll. The figure is young and mobile, the colours warm, with a single turquoise note.

What the picture shows

The prophet stands half-turned. With both hands he unrolls a large white scroll whose text is worked in red and dark beads; the scroll takes up nearly a third of the field and is the main light accent. His hair is thick, curly and chestnut, his beard short. The outer cloak is a pink terracotta, with a turquoise-blue tunic showing beneath. The halo is assembled from rings of gold, yellow and warm ochre. The cream background with its printed leaf scroll stays unbeaded: beading covers the figure, the scroll, the halo, the side ornamental bands, the corner rosettes and the name cartouche below. The coverage is partial, and it is the printed ground that keeps the figure quiet. The face and hands stay painted — no beads are laid over them, which is why the image keeps its painterly softness.

What you get

• Natural artist canvas with the full-colour pattern printed on it — no chart to follow on a screen
• Colour key for Czech Preciosa beads
• Beads, needles and thread are chosen separately

Specifications

• Finished size: 170×230 mm (6.7×9.06 in)
• Beads needed: approx. 4,269
• Bead colours: 13
• Base: natural artist canvas

The piece is vertical. It needs the fewest beads and colours in this batch, which makes it a good first attempt at an icon subject.